All Posts by Scott Sambucci

Price only matters in the absence of value

By Scott Sambucci | November 5, 2019

“Whatever price you share will seem expensive or inexpensive, because the buyer has no benchmark or relative comparison. That’s why sharing price early in the sales conversation is a surefire way to disqualify yourself and lose a sale before you get started.  In large enterprise sales, it’s even worse. Whatever price you share will likely […]

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Words of a Buyer Vampire

By Scott Sambucci | November 4, 2019

“All that needs to happen is a quick conversation with my manager,” or “Send over a proposal so I can get it approved.” And yet you can be miles and miles away from a sale. These situations will suck the life out of you and your company. That’s why I think about these people as […]

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How Do You Price Your Product?

By Scott Sambucci | November 1, 2019

“Well, look, how do you price your product, or what are some of the factors that go into pricing?” That’s where you might respond with this kind of answer. There are a few factors that affect price. The first is the amount of configuration and implementation support you need; the second is the number of […]

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Episode 73: 5 Phases of Early Company Growth, the Frankenstein Job Posting & Gifting Ownership: An Interview with Brett Gilliland

By Scott Sambucci | October 29, 2019

  In this episode of the Startup Selling Podcast, I interviewed Brett Gilliland, Co-Founder & CEO at Elite Entrepreneurs. As the original leader of Infusionsoft’s “Built to Last” efforts, Brett spent 10 years helping Infusionsoft grow from less than $10M to over $100M in revenue.  Brett’s roles at Infusionsoft included: Built to Last Champion, Strategic […]

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The Five P’s of Buyer-Problem Qualification

By Scott Sambucci | October 29, 2019

As you are working with each buyer and stakeholder at your target customer, map them to the buyer-problem qualification diagram to determine involvement to solving the problem, and how severe they view the problem to be at their company. 5 P’s to problem identification 1. Person: Begin by identifying the buyer you’re working with—what is their […]

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